2 Kings 20:12-19
Summary for 2Kgs 20:12-13: 20:12-13 a Merodach-baladan reigned over Babylon from 721 to 710 BC, when Sargon of Assyria forced him to flee. He ruled again briefly in 703 BC. This visit was likely during his exile; he probably sent envoys bearing his best wishes and a gift because he needed an ally against Assyria.• There was nothing ... that Hezekiah did not show them: Hezekiah showed the Babylonian envoys his vast treasuries, which had not yet been sent to Sennacherib (18:13-16 b). However, his attempt to impress his visitors was misguided (20:16-18 c).
20:17 d everything ... will be carried off to Babylon: The Lord’s message through Isaiah predicted the taking of the palace ... treasures in Jerusalem to Babylon, an event that took place in 597–586 BC (24:10-17 e; 25:1-21 f).
20:18 g Some of your very own sons will be taken: Hezekiah’s son Manasseh was taken as a prisoner to Babylon (2 Chr 33:11-13 h). This prophecy found ultimate fulfillment in Hezekiah’s descendants during the Babylonian deportations of 605 BC (see 2 Kgs 24:1 i and corresponding study note; Dan 1:1-7 j), 597 BC (2 Kgs 24:10-12 k; 2 Chr 36:10 l), and 586 BC (2 Kgs 25:5-7 m; 2 Chr 36:20 n; Jer 39:1-7 o; 52:4-15 p).
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